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Forage report for 38.8424, -76.7110

Estimated forage here is better than about 42% of sites in Maryland. Against other Maryland sites it stands out most in spring (86th percentile) and lowest in summer (29th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.8 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.8 mi SW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.9 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.19 mi SW.

Ranking

Continental US: 73rd percentile (spring 90th, summer 60th, fall 48th)
Maryland: 42nd percentile (spring 86th, summer 29th, fall 54th)
Southeastern Plains: 79th percentile (spring 84th, summer 85th, fall 98th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Maryland, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

First forage: Feb 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Main flow: Mar 16 to Jun 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Dandelion
Fall flow: Jul 16 to Jul 31 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red
Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

Soybeans: about 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi W, blooms late May – early Aug
Soybeans: about 23 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi S, blooms late May – early Aug
Soybeans: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SW, blooms late May – early Aug
Sorghum: about 10 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
Soybeans: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi NW, blooms late May – early Aug
Soybeans: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SW, blooms late May – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans; light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; amber
Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); extra light amber

An estimate from public maps (USDA crop maps 2021-2025 averaged, LANDFIRE vegetation), not a survey of the ground. Maps can't see garden plantings, understory density, other beekeepers' hives, or this year's weather. Honey composition is a nectar-source estimate, not a pollen analysis. Benchmark 2026.5. How this works.